The Cintiq is awesome for being able to look directly at what you're drawing at, but it doesn't offer any performance benefits over the Intuos. Furthermore, it's 1920x1800(display) resolution, and 97% adobe RGB gamut leave quite a bit to be desired, never mind the need for additional monitors for reference material, toolbar and additional windows.

They're also absolutely ridiculously priced (something like and extra $1200-1600 to stick a low end IPS panel in what is otherwise an (already overpriced) Intuos4, then tack on another $1100 if you want touch capabilities).

You're right though, They're awesome I want one and I'm jelly, I'll admit it. Not that I have anywhere to put it. My mid-size Intuos3 is already almost too big to fit on my desk and a bigger desk simply would not be able to fit in this little apartment.

Not necessarily, and certainly not as the only display.
The Cintiq is awesome for being able to look directly at what you're drawing at, but it doesn't offer any performance benefits over the Intuos. Furthermore, it's 1920x1800(display) resolution, and 97% adobe RGB gamut leave quite a bit to be desired, never mind the need for additional monitors for reference material, toolbar and additional windows.
They're also absolutely ridiculously priced (something like and extra $1200-1600 to stick a low end IPS panel in what is otherwise an (already overpriced) Intuos4, then tack on another $1100 if you want touch capabilities).
You're right though, They're awesome I want one and I'm jelly, I'll admit it. Not that I have anywhere to put it. My mid-size Intuos3 is already almost too big to fit on my desk and a bigger desk simply would not be able to fit in this little apartment.

Nah, the price is perfect if you know where to look. You can get a 12WX as low as $85 (and I don't mean a broken one). Go around your local computer recycling centers and you're bound to find one. I've even found GDM-FW900's just as cheap this way.

I can't draw for crap though. I use mine for photo editing mostly, some GUI design, and other random stuff here and there. Sometimes I just lean back in my chair and browse the web on it.

What I would love to see is a 30" 120hz monitor. I tried a couple of 32" 120hz tv's (Sony and Philips) and they were moderately horrific as monitors.

That's mostly an interface problem. Only DP would be able to handle 120hz on 1600p. Nvidia doesn't usually make cards with any DP ports.
That 120hz TV was actually 60hz interpolated. That's why it looked like crap.

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I haven't seen any 120hz ones... just those korean ones that have been proven not to actually do 120hz.